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AOSSC members from 9 economies at the Ministry of Research & Technology, Indonesia

Organized by the Indonesian Open Source Association (AOSI) in Jakarta, the Global Conference on Open Source (GCOS) has proven to be one of the most significant OSS events in 2009. A 2-day conference where speakers and panelists gathered to share their views on maximizing the potential of OSS, GCOS offered a valuable opportunity for international collaboration among governments, enterprises, academics and communities to strengthen the position of open source.

With over 600 participants from around the world, the GCOS presented plenary session, discussion and a range of parallel sessions, where speakers shared with panelists their insights on the development OSS and how it could benefit every social spectrum. Various success stories were illustrated regarding the benefits of the adoption of OSS by government bodies and cost-cutting by private sector, while some speakers shared their expertise and experience on overcoming the obstacles in implementing OSS.

GCOS also featured a range of thematic workshops which were framed around topics including education, healthcare, creative industry and Asia OSS Center (AOSSC) collaboration. 13 representatives of the OSS centers from 9 Asia Pacific regions or countries (China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) gathered at the AOSSC workshop to address issues such as the operation of AOSSC, project collaboration, funding model and income sources. All of the representatives were keen to reinforce their partnership to a greater extent and create a more far-reaching impact on the OSS world.

For more details of the conference, please visit: http://www.gcos.info

AOSSC members from 9 economies at the Ministry of Research & Technology, Indonesia

1st June 2009 - Asian Open Source Software Center (AOSSC) Alliance formed by 10 Countries and Regions to push development and adoption of Open Source in Asia

The singing of Asian OSS Center collaboration MOC at the provincial capitol of CEBU in 2008, witnessed by the senior officials of CEBU province and Philippines Government.

Ten Open Source Software Centers and related promotion organizations in Asian countries and regions announce today the formation of Asian Open Source Software Center (AOSSC) alliance/network to further promote the adoption, and development of open source software (OSS) technology among Asian countries. The participating countries and regions include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

The alliance formation was signified by the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) among members of AOSSC closed-door meeting at Cebu Provincial Capitol Building, Philippines on 28th October 2008. Commissioner Tim de Rivera of the Commission on Information & Communications Technology, and Director General of the National Computer Center, Office of the President of the Philippines, host of the AOSSC meeting 2008 said, “The signing of MOC is an important achievement of the meeting as a result of two years of discussions among members,”

The MOC covers partnership among members from OSS centers or related organizations in Asia in area of training and education, information sharing, and promotion of open source technologies. Mr. Gordon Lo from Hong Kong OSS Center, also Chairman of AOSSC 2008 said: “With this MOC, we are able to strengthen the collaboration between the OSS centers and to further promote OSS in the region. We are confident that AOSSC will have a more illuminating role and generate a more far-reaching impact on the OSS world.”